Tres's Profile

Tres is a Shareholder and serves as Chair of the Education practice at Maynard Cooper. He is also a member of several practices in the the firm’s Litigation section.

He defends for-profit educational institutions across the country in class actions, student claims, attorney general and other regulatory reviews, arbitration enforcement, vendor contact disputes, real estate litigation and personal injury cases. Tres has litigation experience in more than 20 states and has arbitrated more than 40 student claims.

His work as a litigator garnered recognition from Alabama Super Lawyers, who listed Tres as a “Rising Star – Civil Litigation Defense.”

He received his J.D. cum laude from the University of Mississippi School of Law and holds a B.B.A. summa cum laude from Mississippi State University.

Tres's Experience

Won the dismissal of student’s federal claims under the Higher Education Act, as well as the dismissal of student’s class action claims, while the student’s remaining individual state law claims were successfully compelled to arbitration. Also successfully defended student’s appeal to the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals. Natifracuria Daniels v. Virginia College at Jackson, et al, No. 3:11-CV-496 (S.D. Miss. Nov. 29, 2011) (aff’d Daniels v. Va. College at Jackson, 478 Fed. Appx. 892 (5th Cir. 2012)).

Obtained dismissal of class action claims in a case where the students’ claims against a for-profit educational institution were successfully compelled to arbitration and the court ruled that the students waived class action adjudication pursuant to the arbitration provision. Asbell v. Education Affiliates, Inc., et al., No. 3:12-CV-00579 (M.D. Tenn. April 25, 2013).